Biblical inspiration

Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology concerned with the divine origin of the Bible and what the Bible teaches about itself.

Eytmology

The word inspiration comes by way of the Latin and the King James translations of the Greek word θεοπνευστος (theopneustos, literally, "God-breathed") found in 2 Timothy 3.16-17:

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Latin - King James - Translation - Greek - God - 2 Timothy

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:All scripture is given by inspiration of God , and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

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Theopneustos is rendered in the Vulgate with the Latin "divinitus inspirata" ("divinely breathed into"), but some modern English translations opt for "God-breathed" (NIV) or "breathed out by God" (ESV) and avoid inspiration altogether since its connotation, unlike its Latin root, leans toward breathing in instead of breathing out.

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Vulgate - English - NIV - ESV - Connotation - Breathing in - Breathing out

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